News tagged with el nino
Related topics: climate change , sea surface temperatures , ocean , weather , global temperatures
Researcher shows possible link between 1918 El Nino and flu pandemic
Research conducted at Texas A&M University casts doubts on the notion that El Niņo has been getting stronger because of global warming and raises interesting questions about the relationship between El Niņo and a severe flu ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 14, 2009 |
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'Old Farmer's Almanac' still spots cold in Web age
(AP) -- Doris Smith Mills often comes across past editions of the "Old Farmer's Almanac" lying around her family's 110-year-old Westport, Mass., farm. She believes previous Smiths read it for entertainment ...
Sep 10, 2009 |
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In hot water: World sets ocean temperature record (Update)
(AP) -- Steve Kramer spent an hour and a half swimming in the ocean this week - in Maine.
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Harbingers of increased Atlantic hurricane activity identified
Reconstructions of past hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean indicate that the most active hurricane period in the past was during the "Medieval Climate Anomaly" about a thousand years ago when climate ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Experts predict quieter Atlantic hurricane season
Weather experts on Wednesday reduced the number of projected hurricanes in the north Atlantic this season to four, two of them major hurricanes with winds above 178 kilometers (111 miles) per hour.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Global warming may impede eelgrass growth
Scientist Ron Thom probably knows more than anyone else about the growth of eelgrass, the humble marine plant commonly found in sheltered bays, inlets and other shallow waters.
Jul 26, 2009 |
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Scientists unveil new seasonal hurricane forecasting model
Scientists at The Florida State University's Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS) have developed a new computer model that they hope will predict with unprecedented accuracy how many hurricanes will occur ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 15, 2009 |
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'El Nino' arrives in Pacific for a months-long stay
US scientists on Thursday said that the El Nino warming trend of the Pacific Ocean waters has returned, bringing with it almost certain changes in weather patterns around the world.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Climate phenomenon influences England's chances in the Australian leg of the Ashes
The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon has been shown to have a significant effect on the results of the Ashes cricket series. When the series is held in Australia, the Australian Cricket team is more likely to ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Forecasters say El Nino may be developing
(AP) -- A new El Nino could be approaching. Sea-surface temperatures have been warming in the tropical Pacific Ocean, suggesting the potential for the development of the El Nino climate phenomenon this summer, according ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 08, 2009 |
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